Herbert A. Hauptman
Herbert A. Hauptman | |
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UNSW Dirac Medal (1991) | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute University at Buffalo |
Herbert Aaron Hauptman (February 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011)
Life
He was born in to a Jewish family in New York City, the oldest child of Leah (Rosenfeld) and Israel Hauptman.[4] He was married to Edith Citrynell since November 10, 1940, with two daughters, Barbara (1947) and Carol (1950).
He was interested in science and mathematics from an early age which he pursued[how?] at Townsend Harris High School, graduated from the City College of New York (1937) and obtained an M.A. degree in mathematics from Columbia University in 1939.
After the war he started a collaboration with
In 1970 he joined the crystallographic group of the Medical Foundation of Buffalo of which he was research director in 1972. During the early years of this period he formulated the neighborhood principle and extension concept. These theories were further developed during the following decades.
In 2003, as an
Works
Hauptman has authored over 170 publications, including journal articles, research papers, chapters and books. In 1970, Hauptman joined the crystallographic group of the
Awards and titles
- Belden Prize in Mathematics, City College of New York, 1936
- Scientific Research Society of America, Pure Science Award, Naval Research Laboratory, 1959
- President, Philosophical Society of Washington, 1969–1970
- President of the Association of Independent Research Institutes, 1979–1980
- Patterson Award in 1984 given by the American Crystallographic Association
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1985 (jointly with Jerome Karle)
- Honorary degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1985
- Honorary degree from CCNYin 1986
- Citizen of the Year Award, Buffalo Evening News, 1986
- Norton Medal, SUNY, 1986
- Schoellkopf Award, American Chemical Society (Western New York Chapter) 1986
- Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, 1986[9]
- Cooke Award, SUNY, 1987
- Establishment of the Eccles-Hauptman Student Award, SUNY in 1987
- Election to the National Academy of Sciencesin 1988
- Humanist Laureate Award from the International Humanist and Ethical Unionin 1988
- Honorary degree from the University of Parma, Italy in 1989
- Honorary degree from the D'Youville College, Buffalo, New Yorkin 1989
- Honorary degree from Bar-Ilan University, Israel in 1990
- Honorary degree from Columbia University in 1990
- Honorary degree from Technical University of Lodz, Polandin 1992
- Honorary degree from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada in 1993
- Honorary degree from SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New Yorkin 2009
See also
References
- ^ Grimes, William (October 24, 2011). "Herbert A. Hauptman, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 94". The New York Times.
- PMID 22094683.
- ^ Dr. Herbert Hauptman, Nobel Prize winner, is dead at 94
- ^ "Herbert Hauptman". Jewish virtual library. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Herbert A. Hauptman – Biographical". nobelprize.org. Stockholm: Nobel Media AB. 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Herbert Hauptman – The Joy of Science". Center for Inquiry. March 31, 2006. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Outside the field of scientific research, he was known for his outspoken atheism: belief in God, he once declared, is not only incompatible with good science, but is "damaging to the wellbeing of the human race." " The Telegraph. [1]
- ^ "Notable Signers". Humanism and Its Aspirations. American Humanist Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- American Academy of Achievement.